System Ownership and Technical Autonomy
A senior freelance full stack engineer is sought to lead the overhaul of a digital platform's frontend and refactor its backend into a modern, service-based architecture.
* Project Overview:
* Frontend: Complete UX/UI redesign rollout, implementation of a microfrontend architecture for scalable modular development, focus on performance, accessibility (WCAG), and mobile responsiveness.
* Backend: Refactor of monolithic backend into Node.js-based microservices, building secure, high-performance APIs (REST/GraphQL), implementing shared services for authentication, caching (Redis), and observability, event-driven integrations, and improved inter-service communication (Kafka optional).
* Requirements:
* Advanced experience with React.js, Node.js, and TypeScript.
* Experience working in distributed teams on full stack applications.
* Familiarity with microfrontends, scalable system architecture, and service decomposition.
* Solid backend design experience (API development, caching, queuing, monitoring).
* CI/CD, Docker, Git, and cloud deployment experience (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
* Fluent in Dutch or French (spoken and written).
* Must be EU-based and eligible to work in Belgium (no visa sponsorship offered).
* Role Details:
* Start: ASAP.
* Duration: Initial 6 months (extension likely).
* Location: Fully Remote (EU hours).
* Rate: €550–€750/day (depending on experience).
* Language: Dutch or French required.
This role offers a unique combination of system ownership, technical challenge, and full autonomy. If you are looking for a high-impact project that aligns with your skills and experience, this may be the opportunity for you.